On this page, you will find any worksheets or assignments that I've made and the dates on which they were assigned. If you got a worksheet in class and you lost it on the way home, it should be on here for you to print out. NOVEMBER 2011
Date Assigned
Assignment
files and links
Thursday, November 10
Read your independent reading book for 20 minutes and draw a 6 frame comic strip about your favorite scene from the book so far.
Example---------------->
(It does NOT need to be in color, nor does it need to look this good.)
Wednesday, November 9
Bring your independent reading book to class tomorrow.
Tuesday, November 8
NO SCHOOL
Monday, November 7
You need to have read at least 250 pages of independent reading by Thursday, November 10th. If you have already read 250+ pages since the beginning of the school year, read for 20 minutes. Then print and fill in a cause and effect clouds sheet (in the files column). If you can't print, you can just draw it out by hand. If you have not yet read 250 pages of independent reading, read for 30 minutes and do TWO independent reading updates in the discussion section of your class page. (Read for 15 minutes, then independent reading update #5a. Read for another 15 minutes and do independent reading update #5b.)
Keep in mind you have TWO days to do this since there is no school on Tuesday, November 8.
Read 15 minutes in your independent reading book (no update necessary).
Friday, October 28
Dialectical journals due Monday.
Thursday, October 27
PEARL TEST TOMORROW! Study study study!
Not sure how to study? Go through your dialectical journal. Highlight things that don't seem familiar to you or that you don't remember. Go back and skim those chapters.
ALSO, look at the one page summaries we did for homework. That gives you a good, complete summary of the first half of the book.
Wednesday, October 26
Finish the questions from The Pearl study guide (#1-49). Only do steps 1-3.
Read for 10 minutes in your idependent reading book. Copy down THREE sentence from what you read. You do NOT need to write these in two columns or include CCQs. Just copy three sentences down onto a seperate sheet of paper.
Wednesday, October 12
Read for 15 minutes in your indepedent reading book and complete a CHARACTER WEB for your book. Instructions are attached here-->
Read chapter 5 (pages 58-67) in The Pearl. In the left hand column of your dialectical journal, copy down 3 examples of symbolism from the chapter. In the right, explain what the image symbolizes and why it is a good symbol. Examples provided here -------> If you still do not feel comfortable with symbolism, write down examples of VISUAL imagery in the right. In the left, explain why you think Steinbeck included each of those images.
Symbolism: Use of a concrete noun (person, place, or thing) to represent an idea, theme, or concept. Visual Imagery: Vivid description of how something looks.
Friday, October 7
Write a 4-6 sentence paragraph about your group's topic from class today. If you already wrote--------->your homework is to write Expository -------------------> Persuasive Persuasive -------------------> Narrative Narrative --------------------> Expository
(This includes the definititions of the three types of writing...kind of)
Thursday, October 6
None
Wednesday, October 5
Read your INDEPENDENT READING BOOK for 15 minutes. You CANNOT read The Pearl or Crispin for this assignment. Post an indepedent reading update the same way you did last time. Click on your class page (on the left), then click "DISCUSSION" at the top. Click on the "INDEPENDENT READING UPDATE #3" link and then scroll to the bottom. Post your update in the "Reply" section. All of your updates should be posted as replies to that discussion topic. Instructions from last time still apply ---------->
Read up to page 57 in The Pearl and enter 4 quotes (and CCQIPs) into your dialectical journal. VOCAB UNIT #2 QUIZ ON WEDNESDAY!
Date Assigned
SEPTEMBER 2011
Assignment
Related files and links
Friday, September 30
1) Finish your vocab word study by Monday 2) Read up to page 40 (through chapter 3) in The Pearl and enter two quotes and CCQIPs into your dialectical journal.
Thursday, September 29
No school. Rosh Hashana.
Wednesday, September 28
Vocab unit 2 begins today and you have to complete a word study. Because of Rosh Hashana, I will not check that homework until Monday, 10/3. HOWEVER, we will be doing vocab skits on Friday 9/30. This week, people who can guess the vocab words correctly (as opposed to the actos) will get prizes. Make sure you have spent some time looking over the vocab words before then so you can win something. Also, wouldn't it be fun to not have any English homework over the weekend? Do your vocab early if you are not observing the holiday.
Write your one page summary for The Pearl on your class page (A1, A2, A3 or A4). Not sure how to write a one page summary? Check out the attached directions------->
(This is the worksheet we did in class. It is not homework. I just included it for those people who were absent today.)
Friday, September 23
Read for 30 minutes this weekend and do another book update in the discussion section of your class page. IMPORTANT: This time, when you go to the DISCUSSION tab on your class page, click on the entry at the top called "INDEPENDENT READING UPDATE #2." Instead of clicking on "+ New Post" like last time, write your entry in the "Reply" section at the bottom of my post. Confused? Look at the file in the right hand column-------------------->
Read up to page 20 in The Pearl. Copy down FOUR more quotes into your dialectical journal and write a CCQIP for each quote. (If you are still unsure of how to do you dialectical journal, look at the examples on the right).
Watch the video here and make note of FIVE facts about John Steinbeck that might have affected either the way he wrote, what he chose to write about, or why he liked to write. Post one of those on The Pearl page (directions for how to post will be listed on the page)
Read your independent reading book for 20 minute and FINISH YOUR WORD STUDY by Wednesday.
None
Friday, September 9
Cereal boxes due MONDAY, Sept 12. Extra credit assignment also due Monday.
None
Thursday, September 8
Your cereal boxes are due on Monday, Sept 12 AND your "To Say the Name" essays are due on Friday, Sept 9. There is information about that assignment in the Writer's Workshop section of the wiki page.
(1) Bring back signed syllabus! (2) Finish the top and left of your cereal box (3) Bring a cereal box ASAP (4) BRING A NUMBER 2 PENCIL AND AN INDEPENDENT READING BOOK!
(1) Bring signed syllabus by Tuesday, September 6. (2) Finish right side, top and left side templates for your summer reading project by Thursday, Sept 1. (3) Fill in the chart of your class wiki page by Thursday, Sept 1. (4) Bring in empty cereal box (just the cardboard part) ASAP.
(1) Bring back class syllabus signed by you and your parent/guardian by Tuesday, Sept 6 (2) Bring summer reading log by Tuesday, Sept 6 (3) Fill in the chart on your respective class page (Click on whichever class you are in: A1, A2, A3 or A4) by tomorrow (8/31).
On this page, you will find any worksheets or assignments that I've made and the dates on which they were assigned. If you got a worksheet in class and you lost it on the way home, it should be on here for you to print out.
NOVEMBER 2011
Example---------------->
(It does NOT need to be in color, nor does it need to look this good.)
If you have already read 250+ pages since the beginning of the school year, read for 20 minutes. Then print and fill in a cause and effect clouds sheet (in the files column). If you can't print, you can just draw it out by hand.
If you have not yet read 250 pages of independent reading, read for 30 minutes and do TWO independent reading updates in the discussion section of your class page. (Read for 15 minutes, then independent reading update #5a. Read for another 15 minutes and do independent reading update #5b.)
If you are having trouble finding the climax of your book, take a look at these links. They may help:
Climax in Fairy Tales
Literary Terms (scroll down to the diagram that looks like a jagged mountain)
A2
A3
A4
ALSO, look at the one page summaries we did for homework. That gives you a good, complete summary of the first half of the book.
2) Finish reading The Pearl by tomorrow
If you still do not feel comfortable with symbolism, write down examples of VISUAL imagery in the right. In the left, explain why you think Steinbeck included each of those images.
Symbolism: Use of a concrete noun (person, place, or thing) to represent an idea, theme, or concept.
Visual Imagery: Vivid description of how something looks.
If you already wrote--------->your homework is to write
Expository -------------------> Persuasive
Persuasive -------------------> Narrative
Narrative --------------------> Expository
(This includes the definititions of the three types of writing...kind of)
Post an indepedent reading update the same way you did last time. Click on your class page (on the left), then click "DISCUSSION" at the top. Click on the "INDEPENDENT READING UPDATE #3" link and then scroll to the bottom. Post your update in the "Reply" section. All of your updates should be posted as replies to that discussion topic. Instructions from last time still apply ---------->
VOCAB UNIT #2 QUIZ ON WEDNESDAY!
Assignment
2) Read up to page 40 (through chapter 3) in The Pearl and enter two quotes and CCQIPs into your dialectical journal.
Because of Rosh Hashana, I will not check that homework until Monday, 10/3. HOWEVER, we will be doing vocab skits on Friday 9/30. This week, people who can guess the vocab words correctly (as opposed to the actos) will get prizes. Make sure you have spent some time looking over the vocab words before then so you can win something. Also, wouldn't it be fun to not have any English homework over the weekend? Do your vocab early if you are not observing the holiday.
(This is the worksheet we did in class. It is not homework. I just included it for those people who were absent today.)
IMPORTANT: This time, when you go to the DISCUSSION tab on your class page, click on the entry at the top called "INDEPENDENT READING UPDATE #2." Instead of clicking on "+ New Post" like last time, write your entry in the "Reply" section at the bottom of my post. Confused? Look at the file in the right hand column-------------------->
(If you are still unsure of how to do you dialectical journal, look at the examples on the right).
Dialectical Journal Example 2
Dialectical Journal Example 3
Post one of those on The Pearl page (directions for how to post will be listed on the page)
Post an independent reading update on your class page (in the discussion section)
(2) Bring summer reading log by Tuesday, Sept 6
(3) Fill in the chart on your respective class page (Click on whichever class you are in: A1, A2, A3 or A4) by tomorrow (8/31).